Violin



L. H. LOWER Oct. 18, 1949.

VIOLIN 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 12', 1946 LOUIE, H. LOWER A'ITD RNEYB Oct. 18, .1949.

" 1.. H. LOWER VIOLIN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 12, 1946' WW? LOUIE HoWER AT'II'DRNEYSI Patented Oct. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in stringed instruments and moreparticularly a violin.

An object of this invention is to provide a stringed instrument in whichthe tone is magnified and clarified and the instrument can be tuned intwo octaves.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stringed instrumenthaving three fronts and two backs which with unique structure improvesthe tone of the instrument.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational View partly broken away of an embodiment ofthe invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 and Figure 6 isa sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring more in detail to the drawings the reference numeral Hidesignates the violin having the body portion l2 and neck or fingerboard l4 which is joined to the body portion.

The body portion is of substantially the same size of the conventionalviolin and corresponds in contour and appearance thereto.

The body I2 is made of a main front It and a main back [8 which arejoined together and spaced from each other by the endless side wall andend blocks 22 are provided at the top and bottom ends of the front andback in diametrically opposed relation to each other and in contact withthe side wall 20 which is grooved at 23 to receive the neck I4.

The body is provided with upper intermediate partitions 24 and 26 whichare of the same contour as the front H5 and with a lower intermediatepartition 28 of the same contour as the back l8 and the partitionsconstitute in efiect secondary fronts and back to the body.

These partitions are spaced from each other and from the front and backalong their marginal edges by blocks 30, the blocks are slightly spacedfrom each other and as shown in Figure 1 follow the entire contour ofthe body. The

parts as previously described being joined together by a, suitableadhesive to form a unitary body.

The front 16 is provided with sound openings 32 in the usual manner andthe conventional bridge 34.

A G bar 36 is secured to the lower surface of the partition 26 at thecenter thereof and provided with a seat 38 to receive the dowel or brace40 which engages the inner surface of the front 16 below one side of thebridge 34 and circular apertured spacers 42 are mounted on the brace 40intermediate of the upper portions and front 16. A second dowel or brace44 is positioned below the opposite side of the bridge 34 and extendsfrom the front It to the back I8 and apertured spacers 46 are mounted onthe brace 44 intermediate all the partitions and the front and back ofthe body.

The braces act as sound posts. The rings are secured by an adhesive tothe brace and to the partitions and the back but not to the front, whichcontacts the spacing rings 42 and 46 but is permitted to vibrate inrelation thereto.

The body is provided with the usual tail piece 48 for the mounting ofthe strings 58 connected to the neck and the tail piece is connected tothe body by the gut string 52 engaging the knob 54.

The preceding disclosure will it is believed make aparent to thoseskilled in the violin making art the resulting advantages afforded bythe invention and it is to be understood that changes in the minordetails of construction may be re sorted to provided they fall withinthe spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

In a stringed musical instrument having a resonance body provided with afront and a back and a bridge adapted to be positioned on the front theimprovement comprising a plurality of upper partitions following thecontour of the front and a lower partition following the contour of theback and said partitions extendin longitudinally of the body, meanspositioned at the opposite ends of and within the body to receive thepartitions and space the partitions in relative spaced relation to eachother and to the front and back of said body, a contoured elongated Gbar secured to the bottom of the lower-most upper partition, a dowellike brace secured at its lower end to said bar with its upper end inengagement with the inner surface 3 of the front below one end of thebridge, spacing members mounted on said dowel like brace to separate-thepartitions from each other and from the front of the body, a, seconddowel like brace extending from the front to the back and passingthrough the partitions is positioned below the other end of the bridgespacing members on the upper end of the second dowel like brace toseparate the partitions from each other and from the front of the bodyand a pair of spacing members on the lower end of said dowel like bracebelow and above said lower partitions and in contact therewith, and saiddowel like braces being fixed at their lower ends to the back but freefrom the front at their upper ends to permit said front to vibrate inrelation to said partitions.

LOUIE H. LOWER.

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